How does someone in the United States run for President? First, a candidate runs in state primary elections. They win delegates, or people who will vote for them to become the Presidential candidate of a … Read more
You have probably heard about 3D shapes like spheres and cylinders in math class, but have you ever heard of 3D printing? A regular printer prints flat, two-dimensional images on paper. 3D stands for “three-dimensional.” … Read more
Governments around the world have to decide. Should they reopen their states or country during the coronavirus pandemic? When people stay at home, the virus can’t spread. But when people are home, many of them … Read more
Close your eyes. Picture yourself running through a field covered with trash. It would be dangerous! You could trip or get cut as you ran through the garbage. This same problem happens in space! Satellites … Read more
On May 25, 2020, an African American man named George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The police were arresting him. He had no weapons. A video shows a white police officer pressing his knee … Read more
On June 6, we remember D-Day. That day was the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Why was this such an important battle in World War II? Before D-Day, German forces had invaded … Read more
“Ireland remembers.” That is what one message said. It came with a donation [money given to help somebody] to the Navajo and Hopi Families COVID Relief Fund. The Navajo and Hopi are Native Americans. They … Read more
What Is Nitrogen Dioxide? You can’t see nitrogen dioxide. It’s a gas made by cars, trucks, buses, power plants, and factories. Too much nitrogen dioxide causes smog and acid rain. It can make people sick, too. Nitrogen dioxide is partly to blame for … Read more
People all over the country are trying to stop the spread of COVID-19. It’s not just schools that are meeting remotely. Even the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are hearing their … Read more
Have you heard about “social distancing”? Social distancing is a way to stop the spread of COVID-19, the new coronavirus. Scientists believe that the virus spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes, … Read more
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